| 1895 |
| May 7th-
The Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain opened the new buildings
and officially inaugurated Dauntsey’s Agricultural
School. The Head Master was F W Long (pictured right). |
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1898 |
There were 60 boys, although in:- |
1900 |
The numbers were 37,
of whom 12 were boarders. Mr. F.O. Solomon was appointed
Headmaster in place of Mr. F.W. Long |
1902 |
The School magazine was started. |
1912 |
A new wing was added
to the north end of the school. This provided a joint Museum
and Library with Master’s accommodation above. The
old museum was changed into a common room for in-door games.
The tuck shop was instituted. |
1913 |
Six acres of land purchased. |
1914 |
Canadian troops were billeted in the school. |
1919 |
| Mr. F. O. Solomon retired; Mr. G. W. Olive
appointed Head Master (picutred right). Proposal
to raise Boarding fees from £45 - £60 - £75.
67 pupils in the school. |
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1921 |
New farm buildings constructed. |
1923 |
Name changed to Dauntsey’s
School and inter-house matches first organised. |
1924 |
Headmaster’s present house built. Assistant Master’s
house, new Chemical Laboratory and West Dormitory built.
Old Chemical Laboratory converted into Changing Room. |
1925 |
Dining Room of Headmaster’s
old house converted into Reading Room. Fives Courts completed.
Potting Shed erected by boys. |
1926 |
113 pupils. Mr. S. W. Farmer O.B.E., a most notable benefactor of the School, died. |
1928 |
Woodwork shop built
by boys. Electric Light installed. New Tennis Courts constructed. |
1929 |
| Purchase of the Manor House Estate,
Market Lavington. Biological Laboratory (Farmer Laboratory)
opened. Benefaction of £13,000 by the Farmer
Trustees. |
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1930 |
Dauntsey’s made a Public School. Name officially altered from Dauntsey’s Agricultural School to Dauntsey’s
School. Wing added to Sanatorium, Changing Rooms at Manor
built, Cricket scoreboard built. |
1933 |
Farmer Hall opened. New School uniform introduced. The extra
accommodation provided by the New Hall enabled the old Dining
Hall to be divided into two rooms, devoted to English and History
respectively. The New Rest Room becomes the Modern Language
Room, the Common Room and the Physics Laboratory. |
1934
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Manor developments: Swimming Pool, Games Room, Craft Room, additional dormitory accommodation, accommodation for domestic staff.
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1935 |
Advanced Science laboratories opened. Biological gardens
formed. Advanced Science laboratories opened. Biological gardens
formed. |
1936 |
Gymnasium built (now the Tedder Building). Exchange
programme with boys from Oranienstein Gymnasium in
Germany who visit Dauntsey's (pictured below).
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1937 |
New Changing Rooms and Dormitory Block built. Enlargement
of Farm Buildings. Scout Troop formed. |
1938 |
Miniature Stadium laid
out. Purchase of the remainder of Warrington Field –levelling
begun by pupils. Scout Hut erected. Kitchens modernised
and extended. Marsden-Jones collection of British Plants
established in Biological Gardens. |
1941 |
Work on the land, food production and training of land girls. Domestic
service rendered by Staff and boys. Cycle Section
of Home Guard and Air Training Corps formed. Purchase
of two cottages (Prospect House). Mercers’Hall
in London badly damaged by enemy action. Rhododendron
and azalea avenue planted Manor Woods. |
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1945 |
School opts to become a Direct Grant School.
Completion of levelling of Warrington Field by pupils.
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1947 |
Domestic Staff buildings at main school completed. |
1948 |
Sanatorium at Manor House completed. |
1949 |
Building of Garden of Peace and Remembrance commenced on site of present Memorial Hall. Combined Cadet
Force formed. Opening of new school buildings to
provide 5 classrooms and studies to house English,
Modern Languages, Geography, History and Classics –now
Maths Department. |
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1954 |
Opening of new school
buildings to provide 5 classrooms and studies to house
English, Modern Languages, Geography, History and Classics –now
Maths Department. |
1955 |
| Retirement of Mr. G. W. Olive. New
Headmaster –Mr. D.J. Forbes. |
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1957 |
365
pupils. Opening of New Science Building to house Physics
and Chemistry, funded by the Industrial Fund for the Advancement
of the Teaching of Science in Schools (£18,000 grant). |
1958 |
Workshop built by boys.
New Tennis Courts constructed next to the Headmaster’s
House. |
1959 |
| The commencement of the new engineering block – built
by pupils, now the Lower School Centre. |
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